Kamu patut minta maaf pada mangsa – Hakim
MUAR: “Orang yang patut kamu minta maaf ialah mangsa,” kata Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen, Abu Bakar Manat terhadap seorang pembantu kedai makan yang meminta maaf selepas mengaku bersalah merogol remaja di sebuah hotel di Batu Pahat, Mac lalu. Tertuduh Muhamad Raffie Md Elias,19, dijatuhi hukuman penjara lima tahun dan dua sebatan oleh Mahkamah Sesyen hari ini, […]
JUUL’s $112M settlement funds vaping prevention programs in New York schools
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — New York schools will get more than $112 million to prevent young people from vaping. It is part of a settlement secured by Attorney General Letitia James, who sued JUUL, one of the biggest vape companies. “I have noticed that vaping has become a significant issue among my classmates,” said a […]
Vaping for just one year left me with herpes-like condition that made it too sore to eat or drink
Vaping left a young woman with bloody and crusty mouth ulcers that doctors thought were caused by herpes. The 22-year-old from Indonesia went to doctors complaining of the sores inside and around her mouth that were so painful she couldn’t eat or drink. The doctors tested the patient for herpes but her results came back negative. After […]
Study: Lung cancer odds won’t drop as much with vaping as quitting nicotine entirely
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – One of the largest trials that shows vaping may not be a healthy way to quit smoking has just been released. This new study found if people quit smoking and switch to vaping instead, they don’t significantly reduce their odds for lung cancer in the long term. Researchers tracked more than four […]
Shocking scale of UK’s child vaping epidemic revealed – with kids lured into lifetime addiction by puffing on £5 gadgets that are equivalent to smoking FORTY cigarettes and marketed to resemble sweets
When Kyla Blight began vaping as a 15-year-old she assumed it was ‘harmless’. After all, none of her friends who puffed on the gadgets — ubiquitous on the high street and sold for as little as £5 — had ever fallen ill. Yet, Kyla is now terrified of the nicotine-laden devices and has vowed never to […]
MOMS, LET’S PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM SMOKING AND VAPING
It is that time of the year where we celebrate World No Tobacco Day again, every May 31. And each year, every day, as moms, we try so hard to protect our children in so many ways. But now, specifically, from the threat of the new toys in town: the vape. We have heard many […]
Rokok, vape berpotensi penyebab mati pucuk
KUALA LUMPUR: Perbuatan merokok atau ‘vaping’ turut berpotensi kepada masalah mati pucuk, tegas Dr Ahmad Samhan Awang. Doktor kesihatan lelaki dari Him Wellness itu berkata, ini adalah kerana rokok dan vape mempunyai bahan nikotin yang boleh menyebabkan salur darah menjadi keras atau ‘Atherosclerosis.’ “Keadaan ini terjadi apabila salur darah sukar untuk mengembang dan menyebabkan darah […]
New Control of Smoking Products Act to strictly regulate use of electronic cigarettes, says health minister
PORT DICKSON, June 8 — The use of electronic cigarettes will be strictly regulated under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024, to be enforced this month. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said currently, the use of electronic cigarettes is still regulated under the Food Act and Control of Tobacco Product […]
600 jenis bakteria ‘bersarang’ dalam mulut
Hari Bebas Rokok disambut seluruh dunia bertemakan ‘Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference, pada 31 Mei setiap tahun. Hakikatnya sambutan seumpama itu wajar sentiasa diuar-uarkan berikutan angka perokok belum berkurangan. Kini, situasi diburukkan lagi dengan kehadiran produk tembakau lain seperti vape dan rokok elektronik yang kian agresif digunakan oleh kanak-kanak sekolah rendah dan menengah. Sedihnya […]
Penggunaan rokok elektronik vape akan dikawal dengan ketat – Dzulkefly
Port Dickson: Penggunaan rokok elektronik akan dikawal ketat menerusi Peraturan-peraturan kawal selia di bawah Akta Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi Kesihatan Awam 2024 yang akan dikuatkuasakan bulan ini. Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad berkata, setakat ini, penggunaan rokok elektronik masih dikawal selia di bawah Akta Makanan 1983 dan Peraturan-peraturan Kawalan Hasil Tembakau 2004. “(Mengenai […]
